Louise Stephens - business strategist & digital marketing coach who is PASSIONATE about teaching women how to confidently 'show up' AND grow their businesses online.
In case you're like me, I'm the first to admit that I didn't choose the entrepreneur life, it chose ME!
For just shy of 9 years I worked for Australia's Largest Travel Retailer. Progressing from front end retail, into leadership positions & then finally landing my "dream job" as a career coach & talent management extraordinaire.
After analyzing an already successful business model, I identified, implemented and drove key business strategies to improve employee retention, overall sales performance and general health and well-being among the employees I coached nationally.
As a result, in 2015, I led her team to not only being recognized but winning a National AHRI Award for Talent Management.
In case you're not picking up what I'm putting down, I literally lived, breathed & LOVED what I did
Until I decided I wanted MORE!
After investing in a start up business & struggling to maintain my high expectations in both, in late 2016 I took a HUGE leap of faith, leaving my corporate career behind to embark on a new adventure.
Only after celebrating 24 hours of 'freedom', I came to see that life wasn't quite what I believed it to be.
Finding myself in an abusive relationship with my business mentor now business partner, I was forced to once again dig deep, finding the courage to walk away & start anew.
Medically unfit to work, suffering severe anxiety, depression, paranoia & social withdrawal, I lay on the floor of her apartment vowing to do whatever it took to heal herself & turn her passion for social media & coaching into my own business.
Spending most of 2017 homeless, couch surfing between family & friends in both Australia & New Zealand I was determined to defy the odds & to never give up on my dreams!
As I focused on my own personal 'healing', I continued to develop my coaching toolkit with formal education, investment in a business mentor & commitment to continuous personal growth.
As a result, the vision for my business was brought to life. Not only by creating the flexibility to travel, work & spend time with friends & family when I choose, but also providing me with the financial freedom to live a life I love!